Fleming County Emergency Management Director Dwayne Price says Ricky Dean Hamilton was last seen Saturday in the Tilton area of Fleming County. Price told The Ledger Independent the teen and his father, Ricky Hamilton, were dropped off around 4:30 p.m. EST at a wooded area and separated with plans to meet up later at a designated area.

Price says the boy never arrived to meet his father and Kentucky State Police were called.

Price says in addition to ground searches which were aided by four-wheelers and those on horseback, aerial searches were also conducted. Price says more search and rescue dogs were brought in Monday to assist.